Question Imposter: rules and how to play
Everyone answers the same question, but one player never saw it and only knows what kind of answer fits. All the answers land together. Whose doesn't belong?
- Players3 to 12
- A round takesabout 5 minutes
- Play it onone phone, or a phone each with a room code
- In the appFree
What is Question Imposter?
In Question Imposter, every player is shown the same question, such as “How many hours of sleep do you need to feel human?”. The imposter does not see the question. They only see a hint about the kind of answer, like “a number between 1 and 12”.
Everyone gives an answer. Then the question is revealed to the whole group, the imposter included, and the arguing starts. Each player explains their answer, and the imposter has to justify a number or a name they picked without knowing what it was for. The group votes on who was bluffing.
How to play
- Everyone gets the same question. The imposter only sees the answer range.
- Everyone answers. The imposter has to bluff a plausible one.
- Vote for the bluffer. If the group picks the right person, the group wins.
Ways to change the game
- Typed answers. Everyone types their answer and they are all shown together, so nobody can adjust after hearing the others.
- Spoken answers. Nobody types. Go round the group and say your answers out loud.
Tips
- As the imposter, pick an answer in the middle of the range. Extreme answers need a story, and you do not have one yet.
- When the question is revealed, the imposter hears it for the first time. Watch faces at that moment.
- Make people explain their answer in a sentence. Real answers come with a reason straight away.
- If you are not the imposter, an honest but odd answer can make you look guilty. Be ready to defend it.
Example questions
- How many T-shirts could you fit on at once?
- How many people could you squeeze into your car?
- How many hours of TV could you watch without moving?
- How many press-ups could you do right now?
- At what age is someone a proper grown-up?
- Out of 10, how scary is your angry face?
- What would you call your own private island?
- Who here would win at hide and seek?
- Which animal would be the worst to share a bedroom with?
- Which food would you eat for breakfast every day forever?
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What does the imposter see in Question Imposter?
Only a hint about the shape of the answer, for example “a number between 0 and 30” or “say someone in this room”. They never see the question until it is revealed to everyone.
How is it different from the imposter word game?
In the word game the imposter has to guess a hidden word from other people's clues. Here everyone answers at once, and the bluffing happens afterwards, when the imposter has to defend an answer to a question they never saw.
How many people can play?
Three to twelve. It works well with small groups because the discussion is the main event.